"Celebrate what you want to see more of." – Tom Peters
Hi, Friends! Long time no type. I ended up taking a bit of an unplanned summer hiatus as life got a little crazy with work changes, house buying, and fun vacations. But I'm back! At least for now. I realized writing things out is so helpful in processing what's going on in my life and [...]
"There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, hard work, and learning from failure." - Colin Powell Work Projects As I mentioned in my last post, I have a big work event I'm planning for. Thankfully, it's happening this Friday, so I just have to sprint through this week and then [...]
The LORD is my light and my salvation--whom shall I fear? The LORD is the stronghold of my life--of whom shall I be afraid?" -Psalm 27:1 1. Hopkins Date Night Aaron and I had the most fun date night on a warm Friday night in the middle of May. While eating at Longfellow Grill earlier [...]
On the first day of March, I traveled down to Dallas, Texas for some work meetings. The trip marked the beginning of a new role for me working with our Spanish ministry; one I really admire, but due to distance and language, know very little about. This year will be our first year inviting donors [...]
Hey Friends! Here's what I've been up to his month. What I'm Eating This month I made an effort to have healthy lunches. Here are two recipes I tried (from Pinterest): And here are two dinner recipes. The first was for our Small Group "Minnesota" themed dinner and the second is an old favorite [...]
One of my goals for 2017 is to have a weekly date night. Here are some of the things Aaron and I did together in January. 1. Take Cross Country Skiing Lessons {1.4.17}. REI offers a bunch of sports classes and some of them are free! We went to a cross country skiing informational session- [...]
Last year, I started following blogger Shay Shull and one of my favorite posts of hers was a link up party she did with two other bloggers called What's Up Wednesday. Once a month they share... And I thought it would be fun to join the club! Here's what's new with me: What I'm Eating I'm [...]
"Celebrate what you want to see more of." -Tom Peters As we embark on a new year, I wanted to take the time to look at the year past and record just one glimpse of joy, one awesome moment or memory from each month of 2016. Here's my list. January Fun winter date nights with Aaron [...]
Here's what I'm loving this month. What I'm Reading Present Over Perfect Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children What I'm Listening to Blame it On Me -George Ezra 11 Blocks -Wrabel Mountain Song -Little Chief Running with the Wolves -Aurora What I'm Watching This is Us (like every other woman in America) The Blacklist What [...]
"Life starts all over again when it gets crisp in the fall." -F. Scott Fitzgerald I've been really excited for the fall. Don't get me wrong, I love summer and worked hard to soak it up and fully enjoy before the harsh Minnesota winter, but for me, fall is synonymous for new and exciting beginnings. [...]
GLIMPSES OF JOY 